EditorialVest, Medium: silk and metallic embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in appliqu? on plain weave, Sleeveless jacket of off-white wool broadcloth, embroidered with a deep border around bottom and armholes. Applique of red velvet, with gol...
EditorialDress made of cognac-colored moire silk, consisting of a skirt and body attached to each other, decorated with narrow lace and small buttons, covered with gold-colored fabric, Dress made of cognac-colored moire silk. The bodice attached to the skirt. T...
EditorialNightgown and Bed Jacket Nightdress of salmon-colored 'voile quadruple' trimmed with lace, A salmon-colored oile quadruple 'nightie, trimmed with lace. Deep v-neck front and back. Narrow straps. High waist just below the breasts. Skirt completely fine-...
EditorialBreastplate of a harquebusier's armor for a young man, Breastplate of a harquebusier's armor for a young man. Probably a Dutch armor with a stadtholder background. Typical Dutch elements are the decorated rivets of the swivel hooks and the flattened su...
EditorialYak or caraco of silk with white flowers on grass-green fond, square neck, half-long sleeves with 'manches ? racquette', front panels with ribs and busque, linen lining, Yak or caraco of silk with a grass-green fond and white flowers, with a square nec...
EditorialFrench woman wearing the fashion of January 1790. She wears an elaborate bonnet over a wig, and a fur-lined cape with armholes over a striped dress. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from "Costumes of the French Revolution, 1790-17...